Three poems from the “Later Collection of Japanese Poems” (Gosen wakashū), known as the “Karasumaru Fragment” (Karasumaru-gire)

Fujiwara no Sadayori, early 12th century

Artist

Fujiwara no Sadayori (Japanese, 995–1045)

Date

early 12th century

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Page from book, mounted as hanging scroll; ink on paper

Size

Image: 8 1/8 in. × 5 in. (20.6 × 12.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 48 7/16 × 14 3/16 in. (123 × 36 cm) Overall with knobs: 48 7/16 × 15 11/16 in. (123 × 39.8 cm)

Type

Calligraphy

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed